When it comes to developing a new recipe, I’m fascinated by unusual ingredients and innovative creations. And there’s always a certain individual surprise effect that turns a new recipe into something extraordinary, best achieved, in my opinion, with ingredients and combinations that seem odd or incompatible at first glance.
„Your five a day“. Everyone’s heard this before and knows what it means. According to the experts, you’re supposed to consume 5 portions of fruit and vegetables. Have you managed this already today?
Super trendy bowls. This trend was kicked off with smoothie bowls – these ones are a bit thicker than the ones sold in cups and bottles and are usually made with frozen berries or fruit pulp. The whole thing is enhanced with a variety of toppings and local or exotic superfoods.
Turmeric is one powerful spice. It packs energy, taste and is healthy to boot. Used in my millet milk, it also looks amazing – this is the famous Golden Milk. Turmeric has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, it supports digestion and the production of gastric juices, gives your metabolism a kick and balances your entire system.
Autumn has arrived and you can feel it everywhere. The air temperature has dropped, the trees have changed colour and beautiful, bright leaves are dancing through the air – that means it’s time to unpack the winter wardrobe – away go the flimsy blouses and skimpy tops and out come the thick knitwear and coats. Another sign the chilly season is upon us is one very big and very well-known coffee house chain, which shall remain nameless, offering every single thing on their menu in a “pumpkin spice” variety. October/November is pumpkin time – another sign that we have firmly arrived in autumn.
A few months ago, I received an exciting, nutrition-related request – to photograph green smoothies in all their variety for nutritionist Roman Firnkranz’s first book.
Green is the colour of hope. Chlorophyll, the green pigment, is definitely a bearer of hope because it’s chock-full of magical ingredients and isn’t just essential for plants, but also for us humans. You can find it in my Green Bowl as well as in a refreshing matcha with ginger and nashi pear.
Green, green is the grass of home, Tom Jones informed us a few years back. And green are all the ingredients for this green smoothie, the most valuable part of which is the colour pigment chlorophyll.
I’m sure you’ve heard this before: chocolate makes you happy. Actually, to be exact, it’s the cocoa that does it. It contains essential nutrients like theobromine that promote the brain’s release of serotonin and dopamine and elevate your mood.
What a wonderful autumn we’re having – 20 degrees and plenty of sunshine, and it’s already November! But autumn doesn’t always charm us with its beauty and one of its great disadvantages is the fact that by 4:30pm, it’s already dark out, which makes us all a bit more tired and sluggish. I am someone who functions best at night, so I do most of my work in the evenings. But when it gets dark as early as it does right now, I am noticing my energy levels dip a bit. I’ll tell you what I do about it…
I had only experienced matcha in matcha lattes before, but only drank them rarely. For the Suppito cookbook, I photographed wonderfully green matcha muffins and was allowed to eat them afterwards. I liked the slightly tangy and sweet taste. But it’s since my photo shoot with KISSA that I have almost entirely substituted my daily coffee with matcha, the green picker-upper.
This hot summer season is ideal for juice cleanses, so only 6 weeks after I tried my first one, I already started a new one. The sweltering temperatures curb the appetite, so having to manage without food wasn’t really a huge problem. I particularly like the Frank Juices for their balanced combination of filling juices and refreshing drinks.
